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Luís Vaz de Torres

1565 - 1614

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Luís Vaz de Torres (Galician and Portuguese), or Luis Váez de Torres in the Spanish spelling (born c. 1565; fl. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Luís Vaz de Torres has received more than 217,529 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia. Luís Vaz de Torres is the 166th most popular explorer (up from 169th in 2019), the 55th most popular biography from Australia (up from 56th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Explorer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 56.86

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 29

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.91

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among EXPLORERS

Among explorers, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 166 out of 498. Before him are Gudrid Thorbjarnardóttir, Antoine Thomson d'Abbadie, Atlantic voyage of the predecessor of Mansa Musa, St John Philby, Ruy López de Villalobos, and Gustav Nachtigal. After him are Niccolò de' Conti, James Bruce, Lancelotto Malocello, Henri Mouhot, Paulo da Gama, and Gaspar Corte-Real.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1565, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 8. Before him are Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Mori Ranmaru, Marie de Gournay, Cornelis de Houtman, Francesc Ribalta, and Reza Abbasi. After him are Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, Ketevan the Martyr, Hendrick de Keyser, Peter Fourier, Jacob de Gheyn II, and Alessandro Tassoni. Among people deceased in 1614, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 10. Before him are Camillus de Lellis, Mavro Orbini, Marina Mniszech, Pedro Fernandes de Queirós, Philipp Ludwig, Count Palatine of Neuburg, and Pierre de Bourdeille, seigneur de Brantôme. After him are François de Bourbon, Prince of Conti, Man Singh I, Isaac Casaubon, Sibylla of Anhalt, and Felice Anerio.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 55 out of 1,143. Before him are George Miller (1945), James Clavell (1921), Nick Cave (1957), Flea (1962), Edward Cassidy (1924), and Simon Baker (1969). After him are Rhonda Byrne (1945), Coral Buttsworth (1900), Thomas Keneally (1935), John Newcombe (1944), Cassandra Harris (1948), and Michael Hutchence (1960).

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Among EXPLORERS In Australia

Among explorers born in Australia, Luís Vaz de Torres ranks 1. After him are Hubert Wilkins (1888), John Forrest (1847), Hamilton Hume (1797), and Tim Flannery (1956).

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